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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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Bayfield & Roberts, 2005, Hook & Stehn, 2008, Howell, 1999, McGrath-Champ & Rosewarne, 2009). Development of a conceptual model of construction partnering. Lean Construction: arenas of enactment, models of diffusion and the meaning of ‘leanness’. References: Abdelhamid, T. Lean Construction Reading Primer.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. The Business of Construction Risk Management » The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no different. Modeling & Design. To produce a digital model, the objects are assembled like a three-dimensional puzzle. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

Motivations vary from concerns over global warming to increasing energy independence, and hedging against rising fuel costs to because it is chick to be green. Advances in solar technology have made photovoltaics a much sought after energy alternative. There are real opportunities in the Wild West business of community solar.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. It got me to thinking – I need to develop a (much simpler) stress test model for my own company. I would challenge you to create simple models that allow you to give your own organization random “stress” tests. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. « The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Green Construction & Construction Software » The Business of Construction Risk Management. Well, consider the business model of the insurance industry. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Tekla had a message for contractors at the show: Don’t wait until you are contracted on a job to utilize the power of BIM (building information modeling). It’s a construction collaboration tool that lets everyone in the industry tap into the BIM (Building Information Modeling) process for free. December 2008.